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Tennessee Enacts Sweeping Changes to Regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

At the conclusion of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators passed SB1413/HB1376, a lengthy bill overhauling the regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products (HDCPs). The bill was controversial and while some...more

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2025 Legislative Recap – 114th Tennessee General Assembly, First Session

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The 114th Tennessee General Assembly concluded its first regular session on April 22, making it one of the most fast-paced sessions in recent years. Despite this compressed timeline, our government relations team successfully...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: March 2025 # 4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, legislation that would ban intoxicating hemp is moving through the Texas legislature. We applaud the state...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Waiting Game: Tennessee’s New Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Rules Delayed Again

At the end of last year, it seemed like Tennessee’s final hemp-derived cannabinoid (“HDC”) rules would (finally) take effect as scheduled on December 26, 2024. As we discussed in an earlier blog post, since 2023 when the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tennessee’s ELVIS Act Incorporates AI Considerations into Right of Publicity Protections

Tennessee recently amended its 1984 right of publicity statute with passage of the ELVIS Act. The existing law already protected individuals’ rights in their image and likeness. As amended, the statute will specifically call...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Tennessee Law Addresses Proliferation of Deepfakes

Tennessee has enacted the Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, which aims to protect individuals from the use of their persona in connection with “deepfakes” (i.e., fake content generated by artificial...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Rocky Top Update – A Summary of the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission’s October Meeting

As we’ve noted before, Tennessee is likely to be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis. But given the pace at which states have legalized (38 states plus the District of Columbia), last doesn’t necessarily...more

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